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No. 836,817. PATBNTBD NOV. 27, 1906. D. H. M08TELLER.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DOSIER H. MOSTELLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. ASSIGNOR TO THE MOSTELLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

DIFFER- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 27, 1906.

Application filed February 12, 1906. Serial No. 300,740

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Dosmn H. MOSTEL- LEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dippers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is more particular] intended for use in dipping cream out 0 bottles, and is peculiarly adapted for use in hospitals, sick-rooms, or other places in which it is desirable to dip off the top or succeeding layers of cream without disturbing the milk in the bottle, thereby securing creamof uniform consistency.

Another object of the invention is to construct a di per which will be chea and serviceable an at the same time readi manipulated and ads. ted to be thoroug y cleaned after use. though the device is particularly adapted for dipping up liquids of the consistency of cream, it may be otherwise used, if desired.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the dipper; Fi 2, a rear elevation; F 3, a sectional elevation showing the va ve closed, and Fig. 4 a similar view with the valve open.

The dip er consists of a cylindrical body 1, open at t e to and provided with an out wardly-curved ottoni 2, having in its center an opening 3. The body has secured thereto an upwardly-extending straight handle 4, provided at its 11 per end with a curved hook 5, and the hand e is provided at the turn of the hook with slots 6, in alinementwith the straight portion of the handle. The hole is adapted to be closed by means of a valve 7, consisting of a metal disk 7, huvi a downwardly-extending tongue 7", arounc which is molded a rounded rubber cap 7", adapted to enter the hole, so that when the valve in its lowcrn'mst position the rounded surface of the cap will be projected through the holc, thereby affording a ti flit closure to prevent the escape of the liquid. The valve is rovided with an upwardly-cxtcuding shun S, thelowcr end of which Lsudupted to abut against the inner face of the cylindrical body, and above the body the shank is provided 1 with inwardly-turned flanges 9, which embrace the edges of the straight handle, which latter serves as a guide for the movement of the valve-handle. The valve-handle tenninates in anoutwardly-projecting rounded finger-piece 10, which when the valve is closed will be somewhat below the rounded end of the dipper-handle. The valve is reinforced by means of an inwardly-extendi rib 11, which is secured to the inner face 0 the valve and the valvehandle, respectively. The valve, valve-handle, and finger-piece are preferably formed from a single piece of metal which can he died out of a sheet of metal and bent to the shape indicated In use the dipper can be manipulated with one hand, the valve being opened by pulling up the finger-piece, which can be readily manipulated with the first finger, after which the dipper is inserted into the cream or other liquid, allowing the cream to rise in'the bowl or body of the dipper to the re uired height without disturbing the milk mouth the cream. The valve is of suitable size to provide considerable space between it. and the cylindrical body-wells for the rise of the liquid, and after the requisite amount of liquid has entered the dipper the valve can be closed bv manipulating the finger-piece, after which the dipper is raised and its contents discharged by opening the valve and withoutthe necessity for tipping up the dipper. In this way the dipper can he used as often as desired, and when it is necessary to clean the dipper the valve and valve-handle can he removed from the di per-handle by sliding buck the valve-hand e in the manner shown in Fig. 4, allowing the flanges 9 to enter the cuts or recesses 6, which penuits the two parts to be entirely separated one from the other. By forming the dipper as a. whole in this manner each of the members can be separately cleaned, which is a feature of great. importaiwc in. the url to which the prcsenl invention relates.

'lhc dippercun he made of' tin, aluminium, or at her suituhlc nun-corrosive metal, and its use enables the cream or other liquid to he obtained without dilliculty and in thc best possible condition.

Whall rcgu rd as new, and desire in secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. A dipper consisting of a. body having in its bottom a eentmllv-located vnlvwopeuing,

an upwmdl wextending straight handle for the body, 11 valve adapted to seal in sold (-011- Lll'lli \'-l0('2lttl. \aLl\'()-O])Qllll|,[, an nuvnrdlvmxlending rib secured to the inner face of the valve and vnlvedmndle, u valve-handle proviiled with flanges adapted to embrace Lhe dip 'ierdmndle, and a lingenpiece for moving the valve-handle, suhsmnt-iully as described.

.2. A dipper consisting of 11 body having in its lmtt'nnavalve-opening, an upwnrdlyextending straight. handle terminating in a hooked portion having side cuts or recesses in alinement with the straight portion of the f handle, a. valve adapted to lie I'iHSGd and lo\vered, and a va-lve-lmm'lle connected with the valve and provided with flanges adapted to embrace the dip aer-h and lo and he \vinhdmwn therefrom by thronq'h the cuts or recesses, substantially as descrihen'l.

lowing the flanges to pass;

35. A dinner consisting of u cylindrical I hody provided in its lNJllUlll will] a valveo oiling, IL rounded valve adapted to close tie opening, a straight dhper-hzuulle upf \vzn'dlv extending from the lmdy and terminating in a. hook and huvim cuts or grooves at the turn. of the hook in uhnement with the straight portion of the handle, a valve-handle connected Wit-l1 the valve and provided with flanges adapted to embrace the dipperlnindle and terminating into n forwardlyextending fingeppiece adapting the valve 1 and handle to he removed 1T0! the dipperhmnlle by sliding the hinges through the grooves or recesses, suhsLz-mtiall)" as. desrrihetl.

DOSIER H. OSTELILER. Witnesses:

SAMUEL W. BAxxixu, \VALKER BANNIXG. 

